Kawabata Surname
Approximately 75,956 people bear this surname
Kawabata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 73,967 | 1:1,728 | 315 |
| United States | 663 | 1:546,695 | 45,249 |
| Brazil | 647 | 1:330,872 | 12,737 |
| Thailand | 202 | 1:349,695 | 60,810 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Philippines | 112 | 1:903,913 | 81,715 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Kawabata Demographics
Average Kawabata Salary in
United States
$48,140 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kawabata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawabata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kawabata is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawabata? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,481st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,944 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kawabata are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 73,967 people, or 1 in 1,728. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Kawabata Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kawabata surname are 24.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.03% registered with the party.
The amount Kawabata earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 150.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,546 per year; in United States they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $48,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.17% more than the national average, earning $69,640 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawabata
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